Surgical instrument for cutting bandages.



O. HASSELMANN.

SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR CUTTING BANDAGES.

APPLICATION FILED mm 29, 1910.

Patented Apr. 11,1911.

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OTTO HASSELMANN, 0F WIESBADEN, GERMANY.

SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR CUTTING BANDAGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

Application filed June 29, 1910. Serial No. 569,588.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Or'ro HAssELMANN, a subject of the German Emperor,and resident of Wiesbaden, Germany, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Surgical Instruments for Cutting Bandages, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved surgical instrument by whichbandages can be cut open after their use in a handy and easy way.

The accompanying drawing shows the improved instrument.

Figure 1 is a side view of the same, Fig. 2 a top view thereof, thecutter being omitted, Fig. 3 shows the screw for fixing the cutter,which is shown separated in Fig. 4:. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of thecutter.

The instrument comprises a lever 1 which is slightly bent near its frontend. Between said bend 2 and its front extremity, said lever carries anelongated slot 3, in which a cutter 4 can be fixed by means of a screw 5in such a way that it projects from the underside of the lever and lieswith its cutting edge toward the front extremity of the lever. Saidfront extremity is flattened, as shown in Fig. 2, and provided with anup turned gripping portion 6, as shown in Fig. 1.

For using the instrument the cutter is shifted beneath a bandage and anupward pressure is exerted on the rear end of the lever, the frontextremity of the lever then firmly gripping the bandage, whereby theknife can cut the same, the lever being then shifted with its knifealong the out just made, for further cutting in the way described.

The knife lcan be also reversed or turned in the lever so that itscutting edge projects to the rear, to suit any requirements.

A surgical instrument for cutting bandages after their use, comprising alever having a flattened front end and a slight bend near the same, adetachable knife projecting from the underside of said lever and locatedbetween said bend and front end, and an upturned gripping portion at thefront extremity of said lever, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

OTTO I-IASSELMANN.

Witnesses HERMAN PLISCI-IKE, MA'l'l FIERGHE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G.

